Carbothermal reduction reactor system, components thereof, and methods of using same

Patent · 03 September 2019

OSTI ID:1576389

Weimer, Alan W.; Palumbo, Aaron; Hischier, Illias; Chubukov, Boris A.; Rowe, Scott C.; Fisher, Richard; Groehn, Arto J.

Methods, systems, and components suitable for carbothermal reduction processes are disclosed. Exemplary systems include a reactor, such as hybrid solarthermal-electric reactor, a solar thermal reactor, an electric reactor, or a reactor heated by gas combustion, a pellet source, a gas reactant source, and a vacuum source. The reactor can operate as a moving bed or pseudo moving bed reactor.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Colorado, Denver, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AR0000404
• Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, A Body Corporate (Denver, CO)
• Patent Number(s): 10,400,309
• Application Number: 14/915,573
• OSTI ID: 1576389
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English